tapping

英 [ˈtæpɪŋ]

美 [ˈtæpɪŋ]

v.  轻敲; 轻拍; 轻叩; (用…)轻轻叩击; 利用，开发，发掘(已有的资源、知识等)
tap的现在分词

复数：tappings　现在分词：tapping　

化学

BNC.22579 / COCA.22550

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 龙头;阀门;旋塞
  Atapis a device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas from a pipe or container, for example on a sink.
  1. She turned on the taps.
     她打开了那些龙头。
  2. ...a cold-water tap...
     冷水阀
  3. The honey runs out of a tap at the bottom of the drum.
     蜂蜜从鼓形圆桶底部的一个旋塞流出来。

in AM, use 美国英语用 faucet


• VERB 轻打;轻拍;轻叩
  If youtapsomething, you hit it with a quick light blow or a series of quick light blows.
  1. He tapped the table to still the shouts of protest...
     他敲了敲桌子，以平息抗议的喧闹声。
  2. Tap the eggs gently with a teaspoon to crack the shells...
     用茶匙轻敲鸡蛋，让蛋壳开裂。
  3. Grace tapped on the bedroom door and went in...
     格雷丝轻轻敲了敲卧室的门，走了进去。
  4. There was a comfortable-looking clerk on duty, tapping away on a manual typewriter...
     有个神态安适的办事员在当班，在手动打字机上啪嗒啪嗒地打着字。
  5. To hold the carpet in place, it's a good idea to tap in a few nails temporarily.
     要想固定住地毯，临时钉些钉子是个好办法。
  6. Tapis also a noun.
     
  7. A tap on the door interrupted him and Sally Pierce came in.
     敲门声打断了他，萨莉·皮尔斯走了进来。
• VERB (尤指听音乐时，用手指或脚)敲节拍，打拍子
  If youtapyour fingers or feet, you make a regular pattern of sound by hitting a surface lightly and repeatedly with them, especially while you are listening to music.
  1. The song's so catchy it makes you bounce round the living room or tap your feet.
     这首歌很动听，听着它你就会不由自主地在客厅里舞动，或是用脚打拍子。
• VERB 开发，发掘，利用(资源、形势)
  If youtapa resource or situation, you make use of it by getting from it something that you need or want.
  1. He owes his election to having tapped deep public disillusion with professional politicians...
     他将自己的当选归因于充分利用了公众对于职业政治家们不再抱希望的心情。
  2. The company is tapping shareholders for £15.8 million...
     公司要向股东募集 1, 580 万英镑。
  3. The Campbell Soup Company says it will try to tap into Japan's rice market.
     坎贝尔羹汤公司表示，它将努力开发日本的大米市场。
• See also:The government passed laws allowing the police to tap telephones...We suspected the telephone line was tapped.phone-tappingwiretap
• PHRASE (饮料)散装的，可随时(打开旋塞)取饮的
  If drinks areon tap, they come from a tap rather than from a bottle.
  1. Filtered water is always on tap, making it very convenient to use.
     随时打开龙头都有过滤水，用起来很方便。
• PHRASE 可轻松获取;可随时使用
  If something ison tap, you can have as much of it as you want whenever you want.
  1. The advantage of group holidays is company on tap but time alone if you want it.
     团体度假的好处在于，要找人陪伴非常容易，想要独处也行。

英英释义

noun

• the sound of light blow or knock
  1. he heard the tapping of the man's cane

双语例句

• Tapping this resource is a powerful way of building national capacities.
  利用这种资源是建设国家能力的一种强有力的方法。
• I woke up in the middle of the night and could hear a tapping on the window
  我半夜里醒来，听见有敲窗户的声音。
• Police have decided not to lay charges over allegations of a telephone tapping operation.
  警方决定不就涉嫌窃听电话一事提出起诉。
• Is that you've been illegally tapping your superior's phone.
  你在你上级的电话上作了不合法的手脚。
• This is a patented single column machine for drilling or for tapping.
  这是一台获得专利的单柱机，可以用来钻孔或攻丝。
• I could hear him tapping his fingers on the desk.
  我听到他用手指轻叩桌子的声音。
• You can also optionally use light tapping instead of clicking, a common option on other laptops.
  你还可以选择使用光感应，而不是点击，这是其它笔记本电脑很常见的选项。
• Drilling, milling and tapping can be finished clamping one time.
  一次装夹可以完成钻孔，铣削，攻丝等加工工序；
• They located the right chimney by tapping at the walls and listening for the man's cries.
  他们通过叩击烟囱倾听那人的喊叫声而确定了传出声音的那个烟囱。
• You can still type the old way, tapping one key at a time.
  此外，你依然可以按老方法每次按一个键来打字。